How To Destroy A Town Part 1: Hughes, Arkansas
Hughes, Arkansas, the second-largest town in St. Francis County, has by all accounts been a resilient town. It was the home or birthplace of many …
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Kingfish and Terry “Big T” Williams Rock The Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
https://goo.gl/photos/gKxu3ekdroFrpCtR9 Founded in 1988, the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival is the older of Clarksdale’s two main annual blues festivals, but in recent years …
Gourmet Burger Goodness At The Dirty Crow Inn
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Duwayne Burnside Bringing The Hill Country Blues To Overton Square
https://goo.gl/photos/nH9DWZWm6ZLqh1ep9 https://goo.gl/photos/z1pemBob9ymTuLus5 https://goo.gl/photos/DRj35g2FVaZ9UdDx6 https://goo.gl/photos/U5BNV7UKWKtfY8hw8 https://goo.gl/photos/h3xynWPQaFdcHf5fA Despite the importance of Hill Country blues on Memphis music, and despite the short distance between Memphis and Holly Springs, …
Lightning Malcolm Live at Cregeen’s in Jonesboro
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Rev. John Wilkins at the All-New Loflin Yard
https://goo.gl/photos/aStT7dZtHcHXynji7 I used to pass the old Loflin Safe & Lock Company on Carolina Avenue in Memphis for years, and never thought much about it, …
Unveiling Something Bigg At The African Place
https://goo.gl/photos/ZzQFQhJgt4SBCz5g9 https://goo.gl/photos/hbmU3n1x1Lrdn49XA https://goo.gl/photos/2vnwgeEe62LxSFS48 https://goo.gl/photos/ywUn2cbfwR6U9vwu8 https://goo.gl/photos/drV2Z3uepJjBfFaf9 My homeboy Otis Logan is one of Memphis’ best young drummers, so when he told me he would be playing …
R. L. Boyce Brings The Hill Country to NOLA
https://goo.gl/photos/8P5PsGjXipFdkNhy8 The good folks at Ponderosa Stomp, otherwise known as the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau, don’t stop at putting on a wonderful roots …
Guitar Lightnin’ Lee At The All-New Three Keys Lounge at Ace Hotel Nola
https://goo.gl/photos/rMmSxYJFBm9KQvRT6 New Orleans might be America’s music capital, but it’s not the place we think of much when it comes to blues. We revel in …
Chilling at Alto, the New Orleans Ace Hotel’s New Rooftop Paradise
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